Polyoma viruses discovered in meat can survive cooking and pasteurization.
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This reminds me of the bovine leukemia virus story with breast cancer. Check that out at:
• Is Bovine Leukemia Virus in Milk Infectious? (
• The Role of Bovine Leukemia Virus in Breast Cancer (
• Industry Response to Bovine Leukemia Virus in Breast Cancer (
What about chicken? Check out The Role of Poultry Viruses in Human Cancers (
That’s one of the problems with eating other animals, we put ourselves at risk of animal diseases. Not once have I diagnosed anyone with Dutch Elm Disease or a really bad case of aphids. More on this concept in my video Eating Outside our Kingdom (
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